The most authentic baseball simulation available, MLB 09 The Show’s ultra-realistic AI doesn’t predict a slugfest. Rather, MVP Tim Lincecum sets the tone by throwing two scoreless innings to start the game, striking out four batters. The game is predicted to include a number of spectacular plays, including a towering solo home run from the Yankees‘ Mark Teixeira in the 4th inning, and a key play in the 7th where the Blue Jays’ Aaron Hill is thrown out at the plate on a perfect throw from Ryan Braun. A combined bullpen effort of four strikeouts from the Padres’ Heath Bell and the Mets’ Francisco Rodriguez helps seal the win for the National League, who hadn’t won an All-Star game in its last 12 attempts.

If it wasn’t for the horrible series of injuries with the Mets, you guys would be accurate with your Boston vs Mets World Series prediction as well (except the Mets would have won). Sadly, now, it looks like the Dodgers are going to represent the NL now.

For all folks in Europe: PS3 games are region free! Import. There’s no way Sony is going to spend all of that money localizing a game for all of your various languages when the demand and fan support for baseball over in Europe is very small.

honestly, i love baseball and all that, but the AllStar game is just boring.. the fan voting isn’t always very good and the fact that the game decides the World Series home stadium advantage, its really meaningless.. and the Home Run derby ruins some of it’s participants for the 2nd half of the season… it just doesn’t have the same intrigue… just give the players a 3 day break and move on…

Why can’t I edit the All-Star game rosters in MLB 09: The Show? Will the new 2009 teams be provided in this week’s roster updates? It’s kind of lame to simulate this without offering people who bought the game a chance to play it too.